The Thames displays the same qualities as London- The Biography- scholarship, wit, discursiveness, lovely descriptive writing, anecdotes, spirit of place, narrative and character. This hugely enjoyable book is packed with fascinating facts and insights- it will be another mammoth bestseller.
Peter Ackroyd was born and brought up in London, where he still
lives. A prolific prize-winning novelist, historian and biographer,
he has a CBE for services to literature.
His ground-breaking book London- the biography has spawned many
imitators; The Thames is in the same league, equally innovative,
idiosyncratic and wide-ranging.
London- the biography sold 125,000 copies in Chatto hardback and
250,000 copies in Vintage paperback. First published in 2000, it is
still going strong, selling 10,000 copies in 2006 and 15,000 copies
in 2005.
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